Oracle Buys GoldenGate to Boost Database, Middleware Products

Oracle has picked up another company and plans to integrate its technology into its database and middleware products. Oracle announced that it has bought GoldenGate Software for an undisclosed sum, adding that company to a list that includes the likes of Sun Microsystems and Virtual Iron.

While Oracle is just announcing its
latest acquisitions, the two companies have worked closely for about 10 years.
Right now, many of GoldenGate's products are already integrated with Oracle
Database, Oracle
Fusion Middleware and other Oracle applications.

Although Oracle did not specify how
it will integrate GoldenGate's technology into its products, it's likely that
Oracle plans to enhance its middleware and database products through the
company's data integration technology.
The goal, according to Oracle, is to
allow data to move between heterogeneous systems in real time without any
downtime. The new offers are expected to also increase business intelligence
while enhancing replication and reducing maintenance.

This should allow high-volume transitions, such as online
banking, insurance claims and retail purchases, to continue without any
disruption to the service or the customer.
"The need to improve operating
performance in a global 24x7 environment has led to the need for data
integration to support real-time and high availability capabilities," Hasan
Rizvi, senior vice president of Oracle Fusion Middleware Product Development,
wrote on Oracle's Website. "With the addition of GoldenGate, Oracle expects to
help our customers achieve better performance through improved business
intelligence and business continuity with real-time information."
While other companies have hunkered
down as the global recession continues, Oracle has gone on a high-profile
buying spree since the beginning of the year. Its most significant acquisition,
the
$7.4 billion deal for Sun Microsystems, is expected to close soon.
In addition, Oracle
has picked up a number of smaller companies, including Virtual Iron, a
small firm that specializes in x86 virtualization technology. Like with GoldenGate,
Oracle has not specified how it plans to integrate Virtual Iron's products into
its portfolio just yet.
Earlier this month, Oracle
announced the latest version of its middleware-Fusion Middleware 11g-and
the new platform takes better advantage of virtualization, as well as offering
new developer tools to help build better applications. Oracle also integrated
features into the new middleware that allow enterprises to take advantage of
social networking tools and other types of collaboration technology.